F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Why are Williams F1 so bad? With the dawn of the 2014 Hybrid era, Williams shot back to the sharp end, fuelled by the dominant Mercedes Power Unit, but since then the team have slowly returned to the midfield, and finally for 2018, the back of the grid. In an attempt to arrest this backward … Read more
Introduction: All eyes will be on Shanghai for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix to see if Ferrari can repeat their Melbourne success or if Mercedes can re-assert their superiority. Mercedes have been the masters of Shanghai since the start of the PU era, and a victory here this weekend for Ferrari would send a strong … Read more
Despite only arriving on the F1 calendar in 2004, the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai has already earned it’s place in F1 history, witnessing debut wins for Red Bull, Nico Rosberg and the modern Mercedes team, as well as Michael Schumacher’s final F1 victory, not to mention the controversy over Lewis Hamilton’s champagne spraying tendencies, … Read more
Michael Schumacher and Ferrari were Formula One in the early 2000s. Schumacher was simply a cut above his peers, and it seemed that the driver’s title was simply his by right. He dominated F1 with championship victories from 2000-2004 for Ferrari. A lengthy period of dominance for one driver is never good for the popularity … Read more
2007 was supposed to be the beginning of something big for Fernando Alonso. Alonso, the reigning double champion from 2005 and 2006 with Renault, was the man who had dethroned the great Michael Schumacher, ending the German stars run of five consecutive titles at the wheel of a Ferrari. For 2007, Alonso moved to McLaren, and … Read more
Now that the qualifying fiasco has been resolved (for now) we can return to the business of racing… with the Chinese GP coming up this weekend.
Brought to you by TJ13 Courtroom Reporter & Crime Analyst: Adam Macdonald (@adamac39) [For those who are new to the page; TJ13 attempts to remove certain aspects of the race to give a fairer reflection of the race result.] Not one to entice new fans into the sport with the exciting racing, the Chinese Grand … Read more
The recent news that the organisers of the Chinese GP are uncertain of their commitment to Formula one beyond the current contractual arrangements in place until 2017 may not upset too many fans of the sport. The race in Shanghai is rarely scintillating, and this year’s 2015 Chinese GP was less entertaining than normal. TJ13 is … Read more
Despite allegedly receiving bi-weekly blood transfusions, Bernie Ecclestone appears to be going nowhere fast. Though his grip on F1 appears to be slowly diminishing as with any autocratic regime in decline. Ecclestone was forced by CVC to apologise in November 2014 following his remarks that the sport’s smallest teams were “beggars” and “idiots”. The previous … Read more
The Mercedes ‘rules of engagement’ is a tome penned by Paddy and Toto. Its design is to predict all possible areas of on-track conflict between the Mercedes team’s two drivers and codify how the plethora of scenarios can be overcome without incident. The rule book Niki Lauda described during this year’s Australian GP is of … Read more
